José Luis Araya
José Luis Araya is the director general of Budget in the Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica, who recently acknowledged a budgeting error that could leave 346 students without scholarships and affect pension payments for the poorest citizens. His statements were made during a session of the Commission of Hacendarios in the Legislative Assembly, where he faced questions regarding the implications of underfunding critical social support programs.
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José Luis Araya is the Budget Director who stated that the error originated in the Ministry of Labor.
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José Luis Araya is the director of Budget who blamed the Ministry of Labor for the budgeting error.
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